CVE-2021-29046: Liferay Portal and Liferay DXP Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Asset Module Parameter

May 24, 2022 (updated May 14, 2025)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Asset module’s category selector input field in Liferay Portal 7.3.5 and Liferay DXP 7.3 before fix pack 1, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the _com_liferay_asset_categories_admin_web_portlet_AssetCategoriesAdminPortlet_title parameter.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-9g57-m5vf-qp73
github.com/liferay/liferay-portal
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29046
portal.liferay.dev/learn/security/known-vulnerabilities/-/asset_publisher/HbL5mxmVrnXW/content/id/120743501

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